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GOLDEN OLDIES: Edith Chapman with Terrick Law, 5, do some art and craft for Grandparents Day at Kin Kora State School, Gladstone.

300 grandparents celebrate special day at Kin Kora school

THE youngsters at Kin Kora State Primary School celebrated their links to past generations for Grandparents Day.

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New CT scanner, MRI gear coming to Gladstone but it's costly

GLADSTONE patients will benefit from the arrival of improved medical imaging technology – but only if they can afford it.

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BITS Medical welcomes two new doctors to practice

TWO new doctors at BITS Medical Centre are hoping to ease the heavy load for medical staff at the service. It will be their first jobs in Australia.

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Bouncer fined for taking law into own hands in Gladstone CBD

TAKING the law into his own hands didn’t do a Gladstone man any favours when he appeared in the Gladstone Magistrates Court.

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Natural Resources Minister Andrew Cripps railed against the “extreme greens”, accusing conservation groups of having misled the public through scaremongering.

Conservation groups frustrated by legislation law

IT IS a law that angered the Qld Opposition, the environmentalists and the Federal Govt, but there it was unlikely to be stopped when State Parliament sat.

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Hmmm. The grass needs to be burnt at this time of year to minimise summer wildfire risk. The land was formerly grazing land. The government will save millions and tens of thousands of cattle that would have otherwise been shot in the paddock stand a...

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Bookie Tom Waterhouse refuses request to attend inquiry

ANDREW Wilkie says he is "appalled" by Tom Waterhouse's decision not to front a parliamentary inquiry examining the promotion of gambling in sport.

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Just force him too... little tosser!!!!

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DELAYS in processing asylum-seeker claims found to be a key factor in suicide and self-harm in Australia's immigration detention network.

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Report delves into issue of refugee detention and suicide

THE death toll from the Oklahoma tornado has risen to 91 with at least 20 children among those killed by the monster 1.6km wide storm.

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At least 20 children among 91 dead in US tornado tragedy

<strong>UPDATE:</strong> Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has denied his change of heart on gay marriage related to any future leadership challenge.

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Encounter with gay 'God botherer' led to Rudd's change

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Illegal firearms campaign from Crime Stoppers

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Alex Muir entenced him to three years jail, with a parole release date after 12 months in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court yesterday.

‘Enforcer’ a changed man, but jailed for violent assaults

FOUR years ago Alex Muir was a 17-year-old street kid who considered himself the “enforcer” for a group of three teenage criminals.

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JULIE Martinez describes land searches for her missing son Robert as “catch-22s”.

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5:00 AM May 22nd

"Catch 22" situation for Martinez family as search continues

DIRECTOR of Kele Property Group, John Kele said his company had seized a unique opportunity in the form of their new development LINK Gracemere.

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5:00 AM May 22nd

Re-zoning boon for Kele Property's LINK development

WHILE other mums headed to the playground with their young kids on Monday, Renee Wikman and her six-month-old son took a trip to the chiropractor.

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Daniels advice to put your back into good health

Business confidence is down as the mining outlook weakens.

Union pay requests labelled a 'rain on the payrolls'

A UNION push for a $30-per-week increase to the minimum wage has been described as a “raid on the payrolls” of Australia’s small businesses.

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WOMEN are almost equally represented in all workplaces around Australia, but the number of women in the mining and construction sectors continues to lag.

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Mining and construction lag in equally representing women

MUM and former corporate high-flyer Jane Copeland has launched her first book which lifts the lid on what every modern career mum-to-be needs to know.

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Professional guide helps career mums settle in to new bubs

SHOPPERS who want to avoid palm oil when they are at the supermarket are unable to do so due to unclear labelling laws, a consumer advocate group says.

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Want to avoid palm oil? Labelling laws won't help you yet

Steve Lines has witness Biloela grow and develop during his 15 years as a motor trader. Photo Stacey Rudd / Central Telegraph

Lines drives Biloela business towards success

Things might have been 'touch and go' early on for Biloela business now things are booming

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Bitumen bandits hit Biloela

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THOUSANDS of hectares of bushland in Central Queensland could be at risk if tree clearing laws are wound back, conservationists say.

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Bushland in danger from changes to tree clearing laws

TWO young artists will open an exhibition in Biloela showcasing some exquisite photography and art work.

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Young artists head to the country to show off their talent

BOOST: Mackay Rugby Union Development officer Peter Firth hopes to increase participation in rugby.

Rugby development officer keen to build sport in Mackay

PETER Firth has only been in his job a week and he already has a plan to increase rugby union participation in the area.

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INFRASTRUCTURE and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has cemented the Federal Government’s financial support for a ring road during a visit to Mackay.

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5:00 AM May 22nd

Infrastructure minister announces preferred ring road route

QUEENSLAND Health announced yesterday it was contacting up to 400 people who may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus at Moranbah last week.

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4:30 AM May 22nd

Up to 400 people contacted amid measles outbreak

ENRICO Pancher planned to spend his working holiday picking bananas. Instead, the Italian national will board a plane home with multiple broken bones.

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4:00 AM May 22nd

Working holiday ends in court for Italian national

Offbeat News

Maurice French at the launch of his book The Lamington Enigma: A Survey of the Evidence.

Has the great lamington riddle finally been solved?

PROFESSOR Maurice French might just have figured out where the famous lamington was named, but he's keeping his dessert close to his chest.

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THE excuse that he was stung by a bee didn’t fly for a 67-year-old Gladstone man caught doing a burnout in a Gladstone car park.

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Revhead doing burnouts blames bee sting for actions

JAMES Bond's geiger-counter wristwatch from hit movie Thunderball has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts.

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James Bond's Thunderball watch found in car boot sale

POLICE in China have busted an alleged counterfeiting ring after seizing more than 4.65 million fake condoms worth ¥47.7 million ($7.94m).

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Chinese police seize millions of fake Durex condoms worth $7m

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